Labour Welfare

Labour Welfare

Welfare is a broad concept referring to the state of

living of an individual or a group, in a desirable relationship with the total environment- ecological, economic and social. Social welfare is primarily concerned with the solution of various problems of the weaker sections of the society like prevention of destitution and poverty.

Labour welfare implies the setting up of minimum

desirable standards and the provisions of facilities like

health,

assistance,

food,

clothing,

education,

housing,

insurance,

job

medical security,

recreation and so on. Such facilities enable the worker and his family to

lead a good work life, family life and social life.

Labor welfare operates to neutralize the harmful effects of

large-scale industrialization and urbanization. Labor welfare is the key to smooth employer-employee

relations. In order to increase labor welfare, Employers offer extra

incentives in the form of labor welfare schemes.

Two types of labor welfare Statutory Non-Statutory or Voluntary

Policy theory without

compulsion,

supervision

and

fear

of

punishment, no employer will provide even the barest minimum of welfare facilities for workers . State Intervention

Religious theory workers are not beneficiaries but rightful claimants to

a part of the gains derived by their labor.

Philanthropic theory Practice of doing well to ones fellow men welfare measures for workers

Trusteeship theory It assumes that the workmen are like minors and are

not able to look after their own interests that they are ignorant because of lack of education. Employers therefore have the moral responsibility to

look after the interests of their wards, who are the workers.

Public relations theory An advertisement or an exhibition of lobour welfare

programme that help the management projects a good image of the company.

Functional theory welfare is used as a means to secure, preserve and

develop the efficiency and productivity of labor. Healthy labor means better work.